English Explanatory Dictionary

Grover

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A topographic surname from Middle English for someone who lived near a grove.
  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, popular in the USA in the 1880s and 1890s when Grover Cleveland was President.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
  4. A town in Weld County, Colorado.
  5. An unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas.
  6. An abandoned town in Fremont Township, Winona County, Minnesota.
  7. An unincorporated community in Seward County, Nebraska.
  8. A town in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
  9. A census-designated place in Dorchester County, South Carolina.
  10. An unincorporated community in Codington County, South Dakota.
  11. An unincorporated community in Wayne County, Utah.
  12. A town in Marinette County, Wisconsin.
name
  1. Acronym of Greenland rover and Goddard remotely operated vehicle for exploration and research.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹoʊvɚ/

Word forms

Grover

Etymology

From grove + -er.

Derived words

Grover Beach
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